To assist researchers, State Records has released a new Research Advice entitled Researching the History of Your House.Researching the History of Your House
State Records current range of recordkeeping information sheets are now accessible from one location on our website.Recordkeeping Information Sheets
Principles and associated obligations agencies, bound by the State Records Act, 1997, must consider to ensure that the records of agencies are adequately managed throughout the contracting process.Contracting and Official Records Guideline
Applications and Nominations for Assisted Passage - 19th Century
See Ancestors in Archives for a detailed description of these sources and how to use them. Ancestors in Archives is available at the Research Centres, the State Library of South Australia, and some local libraries.
Australian Joint Copying Project, Reels 874 and 875 Register of applications by labourers in the United Kingdom for free passage to South Australia, 1836-1841. Available on microfilm at both Research Centres, indexed by GRG 56/68/45 available on the shelves at both Research Centres or by Pat Button, A Free Passage to Paradise? available on the shelves at the Gepps Cross Research Centre and on microfiche at the City Research Centre.
GRG 35/39 Schedule of certificates issued under the Assisted Passage Regulations, October 1862-June 1867, July 1872-June 1885. Order records using ArchivesSearch, index available on Research Centre shelves.
GRG 7/41 Monthly schedule of certificates issued under the Full Passage Regulations, October 1865-August 1867. Order records using ArchivesSearch, no index available.
GRG 7/39 Index to free colonial nominees - United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, 1876-1879. Order records using ArchivesSearch, some certificates can be found in GRG 7/42 or GRG 7/43 below.
GRG 7/44 Index to free colonial nominators - United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, 1876-1879. Order records using ArchivesSearch, this is a companion volume to GRG 7/39 above. Some certificates can be found in GRG 7/42 or GRG 7/43 below.
GRG 7/47 Applications for full passage, 1873-1883. Order records using ArchivesSearch.
GRG 7/40 Monthly schedule of free immigration certificates, 1876-1879. Order records using ArchivesSearch, index available on Research Centre shelves. Some certificates can be found in GRG 7/42 below.
GRG 7/42 Certificates of nomination for a free passage to South Australia, 1876-1878. Order records using ArchivesSearch, relates to GRG 7/39, GRG 7/44 and GRG 7/40 above.
GRG 7/43 Certificates of nominations for a free passage to South Australia from the Continent of Europe, 1876-1879. Order records using ArchivesSearch, relates to GRG 7/39 above.
GRG 7/45 Applications by residents of South Australia for assisted passage for residents of the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe, January 1881-July 1881, May 1883-September 1883. Order records using ArchivesSearch, no index available.
GRG 7/48 Notice of intention to pay balance of passage money, 1883. Order records using ArchivesSearch.
